Foy Draper

Draper in 1936
Personal information
Born	November 26, 1911 Georgetown, Texas, United States
Died	February 1, 1943 (aged 31) Kasserine Pass,Kasserine, Tunisia
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	100 m
Club	USC Trojans, Los Angeles
Achievements and titles
Personalbest	100 m – 10.3 (1936)[1]
Medal record Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay

Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 – February 1, 1943) was an Americantrack and field athlete who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 mrelay at the1936 Summer Olympics. As aUniversity of Southern California student, Draper won theIC4A championships in 200 m in 1935.

He reportedly held the world record for the100-yard dash, which at the time would have been a hand-timed 9.4, made all the more remarkable by Draper standing only 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m).^[2]

At theBerlinOlympics, Draper ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in aworld record time of 39.8.^[1]

DuringWorld War II, Draper served as a pilot on a twin-engine attack bomberA-20B 'Havoc' inThelepte, Tunisia. On January 4, 1943,^[3] Draper took off to take part in thebattle of Kassarine Pass. Draper and his two crewmen never returned and his death date is usually given as February 1, 1943. He is buried in theNorth Africa American Cemetery and Memorial administered by theAmerican Battle Monuments Commission inCarthage, Tunisia. His gravestone shows January 4, 1943 as his date of death.^[1]

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